Hi all.. I know there is a fairly wide responsed question..
Had a MI and a stent put in at papworth just before xmas..( Yep I am slowly falling apart) I have a extremley good doctor who wants to make sure I am fit and ready when the time comes to go back to work. Which is good, but... I am only entitled to Statory Sick pay - so have a vicious circle here.
Go back to work early cos I need the money and "possibly" undo the recovery I have made. Or - continue as I am doing and plod along with rehab etc etc There is also the chance that I may even lose my job if my recover takes too long. Yes have checked the Direct gov site for advice and put in a claim for Benefits( which is a waste of time) as I have 2 non dependants living with me.. long story.....
basically what is the " normal " recovery time...
thanks very much for answers posted.. xxxxxx:)
hi, what have the medics told you about that?
tigress
They side with the doctor and say.. they prefer for me to continue with rehab. I appreciate the fact it is very difficult to determine when someone "feels" ok to go back to work.. you can't really know untill you do it... but really don't know what to do.. I have mixed feelings of being okay while plodding around the house, but change a bed or even doing meal has me slightly tired out - is this due to being at house and resting and gotten a bit lazy??... is it so hard to figure out..
I just want to be well again but not to the point of being overworked as before( we are sooo short staffed at work, some of my colleques are working 12hours 6 days a week. hence why they are pushing to get me back - and no the management are so tight they won't employ any more staff)
When my dad had his first MI (no stent) aged 45, he was off work for 2 months, and then went back on a phased return basis, 5 mornings a week for a month. He is now 80 and has had two more MI's and now lives with an inoperable aneurysm. When he had the first 'incident' he tried too hard to get back, thinking he was 'indespensible' to the office (he was a bank accountant) so did daft things like long walks (which he had never done before!!!) and swimming to try and get fit - all it did was floor him. He found the phased return incredibly tiring.
Don't rush it. Listen to your body and the medics - they sometimes speak sense!